Steve Kwast
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And even the gauge of the railroad, the innovation of the railroads, his family has been part of innovation for generations. So he comes by it honestly, one of the most fascinating minds.
And even the gauge of the railroad, the innovation of the railroads, his family has been part of innovation for generations. So he comes by it honestly, one of the most fascinating minds.
And even the gauge of the railroad, the innovation of the railroads, his family has been part of innovation for generations. So he comes by it honestly, one of the most fascinating minds.
And so when we got out of the military, a number of us dedicated ourselves that we would start a company with this guy and we would help this because America needs this technology and space to defend American interests. because if we don't have it, we will be victims. What China is building is an infrastructure in space that will be able to see and kill anything that flies above the trees.
And so when we got out of the military, a number of us dedicated ourselves that we would start a company with this guy and we would help this because America needs this technology and space to defend American interests. because if we don't have it, we will be victims. What China is building is an infrastructure in space that will be able to see and kill anything that flies above the trees.
And so when we got out of the military, a number of us dedicated ourselves that we would start a company with this guy and we would help this because America needs this technology and space to defend American interests. because if we don't have it, we will be victims. What China is building is an infrastructure in space that will be able to see and kill anything that flies above the trees.
And we need to build the same capability so that space is peaceful. and that there's a deterrence where China knows that if they behave irresponsibly in space, whether it's creating space junk or a directed energy weapon that paralyzes a portion of our economy at the time of their choosing,
And we need to build the same capability so that space is peaceful. and that there's a deterrence where China knows that if they behave irresponsibly in space, whether it's creating space junk or a directed energy weapon that paralyzes a portion of our economy at the time of their choosing,
And we need to build the same capability so that space is peaceful. and that there's a deterrence where China knows that if they behave irresponsibly in space, whether it's creating space junk or a directed energy weapon that paralyzes a portion of our economy at the time of their choosing,
that they can't get away with that because we're up there with them with better or equal technology and that there is a balance of power. Right now, we're on a track where we build better satellites, but they're building a superior strategy. And all the money in the world cannot solve a disconnect in strategy.
that they can't get away with that because we're up there with them with better or equal technology and that there is a balance of power. Right now, we're on a track where we build better satellites, but they're building a superior strategy. And all the money in the world cannot solve a disconnect in strategy.
that they can't get away with that because we're up there with them with better or equal technology and that there is a balance of power. Right now, we're on a track where we build better satellites, but they're building a superior strategy. And all the money in the world cannot solve a disconnect in strategy.
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Yeah, so what we're doing on the moon is part of what America is trying to do, and that is take the steps to build an economy in space. So one of the steps is a permanent presence in space that's more than just astronauts on the International Space Station. And this is about resources in space. It's about the asteroids, mining the asteroids. It's about exploration.
Yeah, so what we're doing on the moon is part of what America is trying to do, and that is take the steps to build an economy in space. So one of the steps is a permanent presence in space that's more than just astronauts on the International Space Station. And this is about resources in space. It's about the asteroids, mining the asteroids. It's about exploration.
Yeah, so what we're doing on the moon is part of what America is trying to do, and that is take the steps to build an economy in space. So one of the steps is a permanent presence in space that's more than just astronauts on the International Space Station. And this is about resources in space. It's about the asteroids, mining the asteroids. It's about exploration.
most people don't realize how much The 1960s and going to the moon uplifted the human condition. The technologies and the innovation that happen when people are gathered around a goal, like going to the moon in the 60s, that transforms so much of our economy, of the things that benefit people on the Earth. So going to space is not about being in space.
most people don't realize how much The 1960s and going to the moon uplifted the human condition. The technologies and the innovation that happen when people are gathered around a goal, like going to the moon in the 60s, that transforms so much of our economy, of the things that benefit people on the Earth. So going to space is not about being in space.